A Dexterous, Reconfigurable, Adaptive Robot Hand Combining Anthropomorphic and Interdigitated Configurations

Geng Gao,Jayden Chapman,Saori Matsunaga,Toshisada Mariyama,Bruce MacDonald,Minas Liarokapis,Geng Gao,Jayden Chapman,Saori Matsunaga,Toshisada Mariyama,Bruce MacDonald,Minas Liarokapis

Robot grasping and dexterous, in-hand manipulation allow robots to interact with their surroundings and execute a plethora of complex tasks such as pushing buttons, opening doors, and interacting with electrical appliances. In robotics, such complicated tasks are typically executed by multi-fingered end-effectors that are heavy, rigid, and expensive, employing numerous degrees of freedom and actua...